Newborn falls asleep while breastfeeding...?

A newborn babys stomach is very small at this stage so your baby boy is likely full especially as he has a good sleep after. Newborns tend to eat little and often. If your wife is worried have her contact her midwife/ doctor or health visitor for more advice. Congratulations on your new baby :)

I had a c section to. It is normal for a baby to fall asleep when nursing. The pain killers will go threw the milk. The reason why the say it is safe for a mother to take it when nursing in the beginning's is because your colostrum is already there and the drug dose not affect it. But once the real milk comes in then it will have the drug in it. It could make the baby sleepy. If the baby is gaining weight then i wouldn't worry so much about it. Best to stay with the Motrin to be on the safe side..

If the baby is falling asleep while feeding then he obviously isn't hungry. As he is only five days old maybe just let him sleep, there is time for him to get into a routine when he is a little bit older.

My last baby generally fell asleep when feeding, but he grew out of it after a couple of weeks and we were able to get him into a routine fine. Reassure your wife not to worry, its normal amongst newborn babies.

Good luck and congratulations! :)

very common. Breast feeding releases chemicals in the brain of the baby (and many times the mother too) that are natural relaxers.

And his sleep patterns are normal. He sounds perfectly fine and wonderful.

Let the baby sleep. Its full. Tell her to take boob away but hold baby for few min till its in a deeper sleep or vaby will wake up crying. (:

It sounds like he's getting plenty. He has a very small tummy, you know!